Stopper-fastener



(MOdeL) S. S. WOODBURY.

STOPPER PASTBNER.

No. 355,748. PatentedJah.11,18-87.'

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SAMUEL STVOODBURY, OF BRADFORD, PENNSYLVANIA.

- STOPPER-FVASTENER.

SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent No. 355,746, dated January 11, 1887.

' Application filed March 25, 11 86. Serial No. 196,463. (Model) Tc (tZZ whom it may concern:

Be it known that I, SAMUEL S. WooDBURY, a citizen of the United States, residing at Bradford, in the county of McKean and State of.

single movement of the bail or operatinglever.

Heretofore in bottle-stopper fasteners it has been necessary. to raise the bail or operating-lever to allow the stopper to be removed from the month of the bottle. This has been objectionable, since the said bail or operatinglever fits the side of the bottle tightly, and it requires some considerable force to unlock the parts, all of which diffioulty is overcome by my improvements.

Mywinvention consists in the details of construction and combinations of parts hereinafter fully described, and pointed out in the claim. In the drawings, Figure 1 is a perspective view of a bottle with my improved stopperfastening applied thereto, the stopper being shown in a locked position. Fig. 2 is a side elevation showing the position of the parts when the stopper is removed from the mouth of the bottle. Fig. 4 is a side elevation showing the stopper closed, and Fig. 3 is'a detail view. 7

Referring to the drawings, A represents the bottle, around the neck of which is secured a piece of wire, a, which is bent at points on opposite sides of the neck to form eyes a..

13 represents a bail or lever, which is constructed of a single piece of wire. The ends of this bail or lever are bent inwardly, as shown, to form pivots b, which engage the eyes a of the wire, and upon which the bail 50 or lever swings. The bail or lever extends downwardly for a short distance, as at c, and

pieces" for operating the bail to remove the stopperfrom the month of the bottle. The closed free end of the bail or lever is bent upwardly, as shown at d, and fits closely against the head of the bottle when the stopper is locked.

O representsa bent arm of wire, and upon which the stopper is pivotally mounted. The lower ends of this arm are bent inwardly, as at e, and engage the loops (1, thus pivotally connecting the arm and bail.

It will be observed that by providing the double eyes or loops and bending the bail, as at c, convenient finger spaces or holds are provided, so that by pressing downwardly and 7Q slightly inwardly on said eyes the arm 0 will be unlocked.

It will be observed that when the closed free end of the bail or lever is lowered from the position shown in Fig. 1, by pressing downwardly and laterally on the loops d, the said loops will be moved laterally and upwardly, and as the arm carrying the stopper is pivoted to said loops it willbe apparent that the stopper will be raised from the mouth of the bottle.

The bail or lever is so bent that when the stopper is locked the lower ends'of the arm carrying the stopper willv occupy a position to one side of the center of the bottle, thus hold- ,ing the stopper firmly and securely in a locked position and preventing any possibility of its accidental displacement.

By arranging the operating-bail to fit closely against the head of the bottle all liability of 9 the bail or lever to become accidentally unlocked by striking an object, as when the bottles are being handled, is prevented,

I am aware that it is not broadly new to provide a pivoted bail or lever with eyes or loops and to pivotally connect abent arm carrying a stopper to said bail or lever; but,

Having fully described my invention, what'I claim as new, and desire to secure by Letters Patent, is-

The combination, with a bottle having a wire secured around its neck and bent to form eyes or loops, of a bail having a Closed free occupying a position to one side of the vertiend fitting oloselyagainst the head of the botcal center of the bottle when the stopper is 10 tle, and formed with double eyes or loops d, locked, substantially as set forth.

and bent as at e for the purpose set forth the 7 free ends of the bail being pivoted to the eyes SAMUEL VOODB-URL or loops of the wire, and an arm carrying a \Vitnesses: I

pivoted stopper, said a'rm having its free ends L. E. HOFFMAN,

bent to engage the double eyes 01' loops, and KENTON SAULNIER. 

